The Academic Minute features professors from top institutions around the country, delving into topics from the serious to the light-hearted, keeping listeners abreast of what's new and exciting in the academy.

In a podcast interview, William H. McRaven, the new chancellor of the University of Texas System, discusses the transition from the military to higher ed, the roles of a system and chancellor, and "chain of command."

As you can likely imagine, space rendezvous is a highly complex process. In today's Academic Minute, West Virginia University's John Christian explains his work to improve the computer imaging systems necessary for such a difficult task.